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Differentiation of the core from the mantle early in Earth’s history was possible because the planet was ________ at the time.

By deep-sea drilling, the Glomar Challenger proved the theory that if the model of seafloor spreading was correct, then seafloor sediment should be ________ and ________ as one moves away from the spreading axis.

All else being equal, water will flow faster in a stream that has a ________, which is typically found near the river’s ________.

Which geological setting would you NOT expect to produce a large amount seismic activity?

The most recently formed portion of any crystal is always found ________.

Rhyolitic lavas ________.

At a subduction zone, the downgoing (subducting) plate ________.

The blueschist facies is a metamorphic realm of ________.

The current scientific explanation for the origin of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets is the ________.

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?